Before I left home, I got a number of e-mails from friends that had a some common threads - namely: fishing (are you going), and bears (don't get eaten by). I take this as evidence that Alaska is widely known for fish and bears - I'll look for both. On the way up here, the first question I get in airport waiting areas, or on the plane is “are you here to fish?” On the plane there is a large number of burly men with facial hair talking about fish, so I know I am going to the right place. The plane I picked up in Seattle had started in Los Angeles and would make stops at Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau, and Anchorage before ending it's day in Fairbanks.
I arrive at Sitka early, landing at Rocky Gutierrez
International Airport, and the weather is STUNNUNG.
Everyone is saying that it's never this nice, but it has been sunny and 70 degrees for two days now.
After checking in at the hotel it is a short walk to a wonderful bistro for chowder and Cesar salad, where I sit next to a man who is in town upgrading equipment for the National Tsunami Warning Network. Next to him is a man intently photographing his food with a huge camera. Turns out I am sharing the bar with a team from AAA Magazine, on the road for an Alaska photo shoot. After dinner I walk around a quiet town to get oriented, and meet one of the AAA folks back at the hotel to give her some of my sea sick meds for their boat trip tomorrow. Colorful sunset at 10 o'clock completes the day. 'll get a chance to explore more tomorrow – I hope the weather holds.
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